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Collins Earthworks of Kirby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, has made a significant expansion to its fleet of predominantly badged Volvo equipment with thirty-eight machines since the start of this year and a further twelve units on order.Th... Read Full Article

Sheffield based VHS Hydraulic Components Ltd who specialise in producing power packs and supplying a vast range of hydraulic components has announced that it has been appointed as the sole Bosch Rexroth Mobile System Integrator in the UK.... Read Full Article

Yanmar Construction Equipment Europe (CEE) has announced the roll-out of its state-of-the-art fleet management system to construction professionals across the UK and Ireland. From August 2018, SmartAssist Remote will be fitted as standard to selec... Read Full Article

Plantforce, the largest provider of heavy equipment rentals in the South West, has received a £4.7m growth capital investment from BGF to further scale its operations. The company, whose clients include Kier, Costain, Balfour Beatty and BAM ... Read Full Article

Collins Earthworks of Kirby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, has made a significant expansion to its fleet of predominantly badged Volvo equipment with thirty-eight machines since the start of this year and a further twelve units on order.Th... Read Full Article

ZF Services Nottingham Off-Highway centre increases capacity through workshop expansion and engineer recruitmentMore customers to benefit from “complete range of transmission and axle solutions”Exp... Read Full Article

The CEA’s (Construction Equipment Association’s) Plantworx Construction Exhibition demonstration areas are selling out fast as manufacturers gear up for putting machines through their paces in front of Plantworx visitors at the shows n... Read Full Article

This week, AAF International, a global pioneer in air filtration technology introduces the OptiFlo® MP, the newest member of the OptiFlo® family.The OptiFlo® MP is a compact dry dust collector ideal for venting small volumes o... Read Full Article

ECCO Safety Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Ian Roberts for the position of Senior Product Manager.Ian joins ECCO Safety Group from Eaton as Senior Product Manager and has over 20 years of experience in the lighting industry.... Read Full Article

DB Cargo UK has launched a major new recruitment drive to attract a new generation of talent to work in the rail freight industry.The UK’s largest rail freight company based in Doncaster currently employs around 2,200 employees and ... Read Full Article

A new Model HD-510-MS Paddle Blender equipped with four high-speed choppers provides added shear to break lumps and/or disperse dry bulk solids, pastes, slurries and emulsions containing agglomerates during blend... Read Full Article

A vital addition for Ports, Grain processing or Mineral and Chemical industries where dust control is an important part of materials handling is the patented dust suppression hopper now available fr... Read Full Article

A leader in dust control solutions has helped a port located along the Hudson River control fugitive particle emissions at the dock and in the industrial park using atomized mist technology. The Port of Coeymans employs two DustBoss® DB-60&tra... Read Full Article

The Materials Handling Engineers Association (MHEA) says sales of exhibition stands and sponsorship packages for this year’s BULKEX are ahead, compared with this time last year.... Read Full Article

Schaeffler has revamped and relaunched its UK website (www.schaeffler.co.uk) offering engineers easier navigation, improved functionality and faster access to precision bearing products and related services.The new website’s Prod... Read Full Article

The Weir Group PLC has completed the acquisition of ESCO Corporation, the world’s leading provider of ground engaging tools for surface mining and infrastructure markets, for an enterprise value of US$1,285m. It follows regulatory clearance ... Read Full Article

This week, AAF International, a global pioneer in air filtration technology introduces the OptiFlo® RC SPK, another new member of the OptiFlo® family.The OptiFlo® RC cartridge collector, now with an integral spark trap to exti... Read Full Article

PD Ports, one of the UK’s major port groups, has achieved Gold status in the internationally-renowned RoSPA Health and Safety Awards, the longest-running industry awards scheme in the UK. Awarded Silver at last year’s award... Read Full Article

A leading groundworks contractor has purchased 30 new JCB tracked excavators in a deal worth in excess of £1.5 million. Supplied by dealer Watling JCB, Bedfordshire-based ECL Civil Engineering Ltd has taken delivery of 20 57C-1 m... Read Full Article

Following its initial purchase of Volvo excavators three years ago, haulage and muck shifting contractors Penfold Verrall of Dial Post near Horsham, West Sussex, has added a further two 22-tonne EC220Es and for the first time, added their largest ... Read Full Article